Dr. Sven Grimm
Department
Knowledge cooperation & training
Function
Head / Extraordinary Professor, Stellenbosch University
Specialization
Political Science
Work areas
- Rising Powers, Emerging Economies
- Knowledge Cooperation
- China-Africa relations
Regional expertise
- Africa
- East Asia
- South Asia
Responsibilities in education and training
- Head of Knowledge cooperation & training
- Knowledge Cooperation with rising global Powers, African states and European partners.
- Policy advice
Vita
| since 10/2017 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (until 6/2022 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)) Head of "Knowledge cooperation & training" |
| 2015-12/2017 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Senior Researcher |
| since 2015 | Stellenbosch University Extraordinary Professor, Political Sciences |
| 2010-2014 | Stellenbosch University Director of the Centre for Chinese Studies |
| 2007-2010 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Senior Researcher |
| 2005-2006 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Senior Researcher Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London Research fellow, working on governance in Africa at DIE and EU-developing country relations at ODI |
| 2003-2005 | Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London Research fellow in ODI's International Economic Development Group, working on EU-developing country relations |
| 2003 | Hamburg University Dissertation: Dr phil, thesis on 'The Africa policy of the European Union |
| 1999-2003 | Hamburg College of Europe Lecturer, working group on political sciences, post-graduate studies of "Master of European Studies", teaching on the EU's political system |
| 1999-2002 | Hamburg University Department of Political Sciences Research officer in Comparative Politics |
| 1996-1997 | Universität Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal Academic year |
| 1994-1995 | Universität von Ghana, Legon/Accra Academic year |
| 1993-1999 | Hamburg University M.A. Political Science, Contemporary history, Journalism |
Refereed Publications
- Grimm, Sven / Christine Hackenesch (2019)
China and Rwanda – natural allies or uneasy partners in regime stability
in: Christof Hartmann / Nele Noesselt (eds.), China’s new role in African politics: from non-intervention towards stabilization?, London: Routledge, 164-179 - Berger, Axel / Andrew F. Cooper / Sven Grimm (2019)
A decade of G20 summitry: assessing the benefits, limitations and future of global club governance in turbulent times
in: South African Journal of International Affairs 26 (4), 493-504 - Grimm, Sven / Christine Hackenesch (2017)
The EU-South Africa strategic partnership: waning affection, persisting economic interests
in: South African Journal of International Affairs (forthcoming) - Grimm, Sven / Christine Hackenesch (2016)
China in Africa: what challenges for a reforming EU development policy? Illustrations from country cases
published on Development Policy Review (online first) DOI: 10.1111/dpr.12195 - Bracho, Gerado / Sven Grimm (2016)
South-South cooperation and fragmentation: a non-issue?
in: Stephan Klingebiel / Timo Casjen Mahn / Mario Negre (eds.), The fragmentation of aid: concepts, measurements and implications for development cooperation, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, UK, 121-134 - Grimm, Sven / Daouda Cissé (2015)
Chinese investments in Africa: corporate responsibility and sustainability norms
in: International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics 10 (3/4), 285–304 - Grimm, Sven (2015)
China-Africa cooperation: promises, practice and prospects
in: Suisheng Zhao (ed.), China in Africa: strategic motives and economic interests, London: Routledge - Van der Westhuizen, Janis / Sven Grimm (2014)
South Africa’s middle power ambitions: riding the dragon or being its pet?
in: Bruce Gilley / Andrew O'Neil (eds.), Middle powers and the rise of China, Washington, D.C.: Georgetown Univ. Pr., 171-191 - Grimm, Sven (2014)
China-Africa cooperation: promises, practice and prospects
in: Journal for Contemporary China 23 (90), 993-1011 - Grimm, Sven / Meryl Burgess (2013)
Greening Chinese-African Relations?
in: Li Xing / Abdulkadir Osman Farah (eds.), China-Africa relations in an era of great transformations, Farnham: Ashgate Publ., 71-86 - Grimm, Sven (2013)
Aid dependency as a limitation to national development policy? The case of Rwanda
in: William Brown / Sophie Harman (eds.), African agency in international politics, London, New York: Routledge, 81-96 - Grimm, Sven / He Wenping (2012)
Emerging partners and their impact on African development
in: Erik Lundsgaarde (ed.), Africa toward 2030: challenges for development policy, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 196-223 - Makhan, Davina / Stefan Gänzle / Sven Grimm (2012)
Conclusions
in: Stefan Gänzle / Sven Grimm / Davina Makhan (eds.), The European Union and global development: an enlightened superpower in the making? Houndmills: Palgrave MacMillan, 261-267 - Grimm, Sven / Christine Hackenesch (2012)
European engagement with emerging actors in development: forging new partnerships?
in: Stefan Gänzle / Sven Grimm / Davina Makhan (eds.), The European Union and global development: an enlightened superpower in the making? Houndmills: Palgrave MacMillan, 211-228 - Grimm, Sven / Stefan Gänzle / Davina Makhan (2012)
The European Union and global development: an 'enlightened superpower' in the making?
in: Sven Grimm / Stefan Gänzle / Davina Makhan The European Union and global development: an 'enlightened superpower' in the making?, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 1-16 - Gänzle, Stefan / Sven Grimm / Davina Makhan (eds.) (2012)
The European Union and global development: an 'enlightened superpower' in the making?
Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan - Grimm, Sven (2010)
Zur Wirksamkeit der europäischen Entwicklungspolitik
in: Jörg Faust / Susanne Neubert (Hrsg.), Wirksamere Entwicklungspolitik: Befunde, Reformen, Instrumente (Entwicklungstheorie und Entwicklungspolitik 8), Baden-Baden: Nomos Verl.-Ges., 381-402 - Grimm, Sven (2010)
Development cooperation as a building block for interregional relations in Asia
in: Fredrik Söderbaum / Patrik Stålgren (eds.), The European Union and the global south, London: Rienner Publ., 185-202 - Grimm, Sven (2010)
EU policies toward the global south
in: Fredrik Söderbaum / Patrik Stålgren (eds.), The European Union and the global south, London: Rienner Publ., 43-61 - Grimm, Sven (2006)
The security-development nexus in EU debates
in: Studia Diplomatica: Brussels Journal of International Relations, 59 (1), 157–162
Non-refereed Publications
- Christ, Simone / Sven Grimm (2025)
Decolonising knowledge: how we do cooperation is what makes the difference
in: IDOS Jahresbericht - Annual Report 2023-2025, Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), 45-49 - Christ, Simone / Sven Grimm (2025)
Dekolonialisierung von Wissen: Das „Wie“ der Zusammenarbeit macht den Unterschied
in: IDOS Jahresbericht - Annual Report 2023-2025, Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), 45-49 - Grimm, Sven / Wulf Reiners / Mara Braun / Laura Donath / Sophia Hörbelt / Sophie Lampert / Marcel Wich (2024)
Digital transformation for a sustainable future: insights from Brazil's civil service
(Discussion Paper 17/2024) - Grimm, Sven / Reon van der Merwe / Nitish Barole / Isaac Atchikiti / Esinam Attipoe / Olfa Chebaane / Mamadou Djigo / Tuhinsubhra Giri / Si Peng / Danai J Tembo (2024)
Youth perspectives and engagement on sustainability
(Policy Brief 33/2024) - Dang, Vy / Sven Grimm / Wulf Reiners (2024)
The EU’s engagement in the G20: one way to deal with Global power shifts
published on www.developmentresearch.eu, 19.11.2024 - Grimm, Sven / Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi / Rob Floyd / Neuma Neuma / Brahima Coulibaly / Abbi Kedir / Karim, El Aynaoui / Iliana Olivié / Sara Pantuliano (2024)
Financing solutions for developing countries: quick wins
T20 Brasil, Task Force 3 (Reforming the International Financial Architecture), Policy Brief - Dang, Vy / Sven Grimm / Wulf Reiners (2024)
The EU’s engagement in the G20: how to deal with global power shifts
in: Christine Hackenesch / Niels Keijzer / Svea Koch (eds.), The European Union’s global role in a changing world: challenges and opportunities for the new leadership, Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), 70-75 - Grimm, Sven / Stephan Klingebiel (2024)
Introduction: transnational cooperation – an explorative collection
in: Sven Grimm / Stephan Klingebiel (eds.), Transnational cooperation – an explorative collection, Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability, 1-7 - Grimm, Sven / Stephan Klingebiel (Eds.) (2024)
Transnational cooperation – an explorative collection
(Discussion Paper 4/2024) - Grimm, Sven / Samantha Ruppel (2023)
Knowledge cooperation and capacity development for transnational cooperation
in: Annual Report 2021-2022 - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), 34-38 - Grimm Sven / Samantha Ruppel (2023)
Wissenskooperation und Kompetenzförderung für transnationale Zusammenarbeit
in: Jahresbericht 2021-2022 - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), 34-38 - Grimm, Sven / Adriana Plasencia / Pedro Alves (2022)
Training civil services on the 2030 Agenda: skills development for working towards the common good
Brasilia: Escola Nacional de Administração Pública (ENAP) - Grimm, Sven / Tatjana Reiber (2022)
Zeitenwende – Investing in competencies for transnational cooperation
published on blogs.idos-research.de, 16.11.2022 - Grimm, Sven / Niklas Helwig / Wulf Reiners / Marco Siddi (2022)
Leadership and partnerships for the European Green Deal: EU relations with (re)emerging economies
in: L’Europe en formation n° 393 (2021/2), Green Priorities and EU Governance: The European Green Deal and the COVID-19 Pandemic, 40-63 - Keijzer, Niels / Silke Weinlich / Sven Grimm (2022)
UN General Assembly voting on Ukraine – What does it tell us about African states’ relations with external partners?
published on blogs.die-gdi.de, 04.03.2022 - Grimm, Sven / Wulf Reiners / Niklas Helwig / Marco Siddi / Louis Mourier (2021)
The global dimension of the European Green Deal: the EU as a green leader?
in: DIE-FIIA-KAS Series on 'The external dimension of the European Green Deal - prospects of cooperation with (re)emerging powers' - Hernandez, Ariel / Wulf Reiners / Sven Grimm (2021)
Managing Global Governance (MGG) und freiwillige Nachhaltigkeitsstandards (VSS) – Die Mobilisierung öffentlicher und privater Entscheidungsträger
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (Zweiseiter - Hernandez, Ariel / Wulf Reiners / Sven Grimm (2021)
Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) – Mobilising public and private rule-makers in managing global governance
(Two Pager 1/2021) - Karkare, Poorva / Linda Calabrese / Sven Grimm / Alfonso Medinilla (2020)
European fear of ‘missing out’ and narratives on China in Africa
ETTG Paper, July 2020 - Reiners, Wulf / Sven Grimm (2019)
Digitalisierung in aufstrebenden Mächten: Trends und Strategien
in: Susanne Luther (Hrsg.), Digitaler Wandel in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit: zwischen Anspruch und Wirklichkeit (Argumente und Materialien der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit 24), München: Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, 18-27 - Grimm, Sven / Thomas Fues / Archna Negi / Christoph Sommer / Jorge Perez Pineda (2018)
Developing countries turn to sustainability standards
in: Voluntary Sustainability Standards, Trade and Sustainable Development: 3rd Flagship Report of the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS), 39-46 - Fues, Thomas / Sven Grimm (2018)
South-South and triangular knowledge cooperation on sustainability standards
in: Development Cooperation Review 1 (4), 5-9 - Grimm, Sven / Mareike Magdalena Gensch / Johanna Hauf / Julia Prenzel / Nitja Rehani / Sarah Senz / Olivier Vogel (2018)
The interface between research and policy-making in South Africa: exploring the institutional framework and practice of an uneasy relationship
(Discussion Paper 19/2018) - Grimm, Sven (2018)
International funding for research and innovation in Africa: the case of China
in: ITB Infoservice (ed.), Science and innovation in Africa: international funding and cooperation (Special edition 12-03/18), 17-19 - Grimm, Sven / Zhang Chun (2017)
Rising powers in UN development funding: growing responsibilities, growing engagement?
in: Financing the UN Development System: pathways to reposition for Agenda 2030, Uppsala: Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and the United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (UN MPTFO), 55-57 - Grimm, Sven (2015)
Placing FOCAC in its South-South co-operation narrative
published on The Chinese Monitor (Special Edition: FOCAC VI: African initiatives toward a sustainable Chinese relationshiop), 32-41 - Grimm, Sven / Christine Hackenesch (2014)
Chinas Kooperation mit Afrika und Lateinamerika
in: Doris Fischer / Christoph Müller-Hofstede (Hrsg.), Länderbericht China, Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, 889-914 - Cissé, Daouda / Sven Grimm / Andreas Nölke (2014)
State-directed multi-national enterprises and transnational governance: Chinese investments in Africa, corporate responsibility and sustainability norms
Stellenbosch: Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS Discussion Paper 1/2014) - Li, Wanxin / Sven Grimm / Harrie Esterhuyse (2013)
China-Africa cooperation: joint engagement in adaptation to climate change
in: Oliver C. Ruppel / Christian Roschmann / Katharina Ruppel-Schlichtingchmann (eds.), Climate change: international law and global governance, Vol. II, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verl.-Ges., 529-548 - Grimm, Sven / Elizabeth Schickerling (2013)
The China-African Development Fund (CADFund) as a sovereign wealth fund for Africa’s development?
Stellenbosch: Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS) (Policy Briefing July 2013) - Anthony, Ross / Sven Grimm (2013)
Chinese engagement in African security: pragmatism and shifts under the surface
Stellenbosch: Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS) (Policy Briefing September 2013) - Anthony, Ross / Sven Grimm / Yejoo Kim (2013)
Africa's relations with China and Taiwan: economic realism and the 'One China' doctrine
Stellenbosch: Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS) (Policy Briefing November 2013) - Grimm, Sven (2012)
The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC): political rationale and functioning
Stellenbosch: Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS) (Policy Briefing May 2012) - Grimm, Sven (2011)
South Africa as a development partner to Africa - EDC2020
Bonn: EADI (Policy Brief 11/2011) - Grimm, Sven (2011)
Transparency of Chinese aid: the published information on Chinese external financial flows
Stellenbosch: Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS) (Policy Briefing November 2011) - Grimm, Sven (2011)
China as Africa‘s ambiguous ally: why China has a responsibility for Africa‘s development
Stellenbosch: Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS Discussion Paper 1/2011) - Grimm, Sven / Rachel Rank / Matthew McDonald / Elizabeth Schickerling (2011)
Transparency of Chinese Aid: an analysis of the published information on Chinese external financial flows
Stellenbosch: Centre for Chinese Studies and Publish What You Fund - Grimm, Sven / Heike Höß / Katharina Knappe / Marion Siebold / Johannes Sperrfec (2011)
Coordinating China and DAC development partners: challenges to the aid architecture in Rwanda
(Studies 56) - Gänzle, Stefan / Sven Grimm (2010)
The European Union (EU) and the emerging African peace and security architecture
in: Hany Besada (ed.), Crafting an African security architecture: addressing regional peace and conflict in the 21st century, Farnham: Ashgate, 73-88 - Grimm, Sven (2010)
Europäische Entwicklungspolitik an der Wegscheide
in: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) : Jahresbericht 2009-2010, 32-35 - Grimm, Sven (2010)
European development policy at the crossroads
in: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) : Annual Report 2009-2010, 32-35 - Grimm, Sven / George Katito (2010)
African developments: continental integration in Africa - AU, NEPAD and the APRM
(Briefing Paper 4/2010) - Weinlich, Silke / Sven Grimm (2009)
EU and UN Development Cooperation: what should Germany work for?
(Briefing Paper 13/2009) - Grimm, Sven / Erik Lundsgaarde (2009)
Det europæiske udviklingssamarbejdes fremtid: frem mod globale løsninger eller tilbage til en nicherolle i 2020?
in: Den Ny Verden: tidsskrift for internationale studier 3/2008, 99-108 - Weinlich, Silke / Sven Grimm (2009)
Die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit der EU und der UN: wofür sollte sich Deutschland einsetzen?
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 13/2009) - Grimm, Sven / Erik Lundsgaarde (2009)
The future of European Development Cooperation: seeking global solutions or retracing a niche by 2020?
DIIS Working Paper 20/2009 - Grimm, Sven (2009)
The reorganisation of EU foreign relations: what role for development policies within the European institutional setup?
(Briefing Paper 11/2009) - Grimm, Sven / Nils-Sjard Schulz / Ondřej Horký (2009)
International division of labour: towards a criteria-led process?
(Discussion Paper 19/2009) - Grimm, Sven (2009)
Die Neuorganisation der EU-Außenbeziehungen: welche Rolle für die Entwicklungspolitik im Institutionengefüge?
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 11/2009) - Grimm, Sven (2009)
Afrika - Länder und Regionen: Senegal
in: Informationen zur poltischen Bildung 302, 28-30 - Grimm, Sven (2009)
Afrika in der internationalen Politik: die Verträge von Lomé und Cotonou
in: Informationen zur politischen Bildung 303, 63-65 - Grimm, Sven (2009)
Afrika und Europa: Wandel der Beziehungen im 21. Jahrhundert
in: Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft (Hrsg.), Vision Afrika, 44-47 - Gänzle, Stefan / Sven Grimm / Christine Hackenesch / Davina Makhan (2009)
Die Europawahlen 2009: welche Rolle hat das Europäische Parlament in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit?
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 5/2009) - Grimm, Sven / Kristin Nawrath / Robert Roth / Simon Triebel / Britta Utz (2009)
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) as a tool to improve governance: experience in Ghana
(Studies 45) - Gänzle, Stefan / Sven Grimm / Christine Hackenesch / Davina Makhan (2009)
Elections 2009: what role does global development policy play in the European Parliament?
(Briefing Paper 5/2009) - Grimm, Sven et al. (2009)
European development cooperation to 2020: challenges by new actors in international development
Working Paper EDC2020 4/2009 - Gänzle, Stefan / Sven Grimm (2009)
Africa: setting the pace for a common european foreign policy
in: European Union Centres of Excellence Newsletter 3 (2), 4-5 - Grimm, Sven (2009)
2009 - the year of Europe? Yes, we must!
EDC2020, Opinion 3 - Ashoff, Guido / Beate Barthel / Nathalie Bouchez / Sven Grimm / Stefan Leiderer / Martina Vatterodt (2008)
Die Implementierung der Pariser Erklärung: Fallstudie Deutschland
Bonn: Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (Evaluierungsberichte 040), Kurzfassung der Evaluierung - Grimm, Sven (2008)
Africa-China-Europe trilateral co-operation: is Europe naïve?
EDC2020, Opinion 1 - Grimm, Sven et al. (2008)
European development co-operation to 2020: the issues
Working Paper EDC2020, 1/2008 - Grimm, Sven (2008)
A system not fit for purpose? Reforms in the EU's aid architecture and management and their implications for EU's aid effectiveness
Documento de Trabajo, Serie CECOD 2/2008 - Grimm, Sven (2008)
Dividing the labour, sharing the work
Eurotopics online-Magazin, 10.09.2008 - Grimm, Sven (2008)
Mehr-Felder-Wirtschaft
Eurotopics online-Magazin, 10.9.2008 - Grimm, Sven (2008)
European development co-operation to 2020: the EU as an answer to global challenges?
Briefing Paper EDC2020 1/2008 - Gänzle, Stefan / Sven Grimm (2008)
Den Afrikanern kämpfen helfen
in: Welt-Sichten 7/2008, 27-30 - Ashoff, Guido / Beate Barthel / Nathalie Bouchez / Sven Grimm /
Stefan Leiderer / Martina Vatterodt (2008)
The Paris Declaration: evaluation of the implementation of the Paris Declaration; case study of Germany
Bonn: Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ Evaluation Reports 032) - Grimm, Sven (2008)
Reforms in the EU's aid architecture and management: the commission is no longer the key problem: let's turn to the system
(Discussion Paper 11/2008) - Grimm, Sven / Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi (2008)
Regional organisations and incentives to improve governance: the APRM experience, with particular reference to Ghana
Overseas Development Institute (Working Paper 4) - Brüntrup, Michael / Sven Grimm (2007)
EU’s economic partnership agreements (EPAs) with regions of the ACP
in: Stephan Klingebiel (ed.), Africa agenda for 2007: suggestions for the German G8 and EU Council Presidencies, Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (Discussion Paper 4/2007), 91–98 - Grimm, Sven (2007)
Das friedenspolitische Engagement der EU nach der deutschen Ratspräsidentschaft
in: FriEnt Impulse 07-08/2007, 6-8 - Grimm, Sven / Thomas Fues (2007)
China in Afrika: Konsequenzen für die internationale Entwicklungspolitik
in: Entwicklung & Ländlicher Raum 4/2007, 9-11 - Grimm, Sven / Kristin Nawrath (2007)
Der African-Peer-Review-Mechanismus: eine Abkehr vom Krähenprinzip?
in: GIGA Focus Afrika 3/2007, 1-8 - Klingebiel, Stephan / Sven Grimm (2007)
Staatlichkeit und Governance: Herausforderungen in Subsahara-Afrika
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 3/2007) - Grimm, Sven / Stephan Klingebiel (2007)
Governance Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa
in: Stephan Klingebiel (ed.), Africa Agenda for 2007: suggestions for the German G8 and EU Council presidencies, Bonn: German Development Institute (Discussion Paper 4/2007), 41–44 - Grimm, Sven (2007)
NEPAD’s African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM): opportunities for G8 and EU support?
in: Stephan Klingebiel (ed.), Africa agenda for 2007: suggestions for the German G8 and EU Council presidencies, Bonn: German Development Institute (Discussion Paper 4/2007), 45–48 - Grimm, Sven (2007)
The EU-Africa strategy: where we stand
in: Stephan Klingebiel (ed.), Africa Agenda for 2007: suggestions for the German G8 and EU Council presidencies, Bonn: German Development Institute (Discussion Paper 4/2007), 81–85 - Grimm, Sven / Thomas Fues / Denise Laufer (2006)
China's Africa policy: opportunity and challenge for European development cooperation
(Briefing Paper 4/2006) - Laufer, Denise / Sven Grimm / Thomas Fues (2006)
Chinas Afrikapolitik: Chance und Herausforderung für die europäische Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 4/2006) - Brüntrup, Michael / Sven Grimm (2006)
EU-Wirtschaftspartnerschaftsabkommen (EPAs) mit AKP-Regionen
in: Stephan Klingebiel (Hrsg.), Afrika-Agenda 2007: Ansatzpunkte für den deutschen G8-Vorsitz und die EU-Ratspräsidentschaft, Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (Discussion Paper 18/2006), 91–98 - Grimm, Sven / Prince Mashele (2006)
Der afrikanische Peer Review-Mechanismus (APRM) – wie weitreichend, wie gut?
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 2/2006) - Grimm, Sven / Prince Mashele (2006)
The African peer review mechanism – how far so far?
(Briefing Paper 2/2006) - Grimm, Sven (2006)
Der Afrikanische Peer Review-Mechanismus (APRM) im Rahmen von NEPAD: Möglichkeiten der Unterstützung durch G8 und EU?
in: Stephan Klingebiel (Hrsg.), Afrika-Agenda 2007: Ansatzpunkte für den deutschen G8-Vorsitz und die EU-Ratspräsidentschaft, Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (Discussion Paper 18/2006), 41-44 - Grimm, Sven / Michael Brüntrup (2006)
EU-Wirtschaftspartnerschaftsabkommen (EPAs) mit AKP-Regionen
in: Stephan Klingebiel (Hrsg.), Afrika-Agenda 2007: Ansatzpunkte für den deutschen G8-Vorsitz und die EU-Ratspräsidentschaft, Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (Discussion Paper 18/2006), 91–97 - Grimm, Sven / Stephan Klingebiel (2006)
Governance-Herausforderungen in Afrika südlich der Sahara
in: Stephan Klingebiel (Hrsg.), Afrika-Agenda 2007: Ansatzpunkte für den deutschen G8-Vorsitz und die EU-Ratspräsidentschaft, Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (Discussion Paper 18/2006), 41–44 - Grimm, Sven (2006)
EU Development Cooperation: rebuilding a tanker at sea
Bonn: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES Dialogue on Globalization Briefing Papers June 2006) - Grimm, Sven / Lauren Phillips (2006)
European policy coordination in the Bretton Woods institutions - and ways to increase its coherence with European development goals
London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI) - Grimm, Sven / Nina Kielwein (2005)
The European Union's strategy for Africa – coherence in the face of a complex, changing continent?
(Briefing Paper 9/2005) - Grimm, Sven / Nina Kielwein (2005)
Die Afrika-Strategie der Europäischen Union – Kohärenz gegenüber einem vielschichtigen Kontinent im Wandel?
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 9/2005) - Grimm, Sven / Marie-Laure de Bergh / Christian Freres (2005)
A new European development policy statement
SID Briefing Paper, The Hague: Society for International Development - Grimm, Sven (2005)
African-European relations 2004
in: Andreas Mehler / Henning Melber / Klaas van Walraaven (eds.), Africa Yearbook: Politics, economy and society south of the Sahara, Leiden: Brill, 15-25 - Grimm, Sven (2005)
Deutsche Sicherheitsinteressen in Afrika: eine Analyse
in: Cornelia Frank (Hrsg.), Reader Sicherheitspolitik: die Bundeswehr vor neuen Herausforderungen, Ergänzungslieferung 06/05 - Grimm, Sven (2005)
EU Sicherheitspolitik und ihre Bedeutung für entwicklungspolitische Friedensarbeit
in: Gruppe Friedensentwicklung (Hrsg.), Impulse 10/2005, 6-9 - Grimm, Sven / Priya Deshingkar (2005)
Internal migration and development: a global perspective
Geneva: International Organisation for Migration (IOM Migration Research Series 19) - Gillson, Ian / Tom Slaymaker / Sven Grimm / Peter Newborne (2005)
Relations between the EU development policies and the ongoing EU oisition in the WTO/GATS negotiations on the liberalisation of water services
London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI) - Grimm, Sven (2004)
Aid disbursement and effectiveness
London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI Briefing Papers on ,European Development Cooperation to 2010') - Grimm, Sven / Bettina Woll (2004)
Political partnership with the South
London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (ODI Briefing Papers on ,European Development Cooperation to 2010') - Gillson, Ian / Sven Grimm (2004)
Trade partnership with developing countries
ODI Briefing Papers on ,European Development Cooperation to 2010', Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London - Grimm, Sven (2004)
What scenario for the future?
ODI Briefing Papers on ,European Development Cooperation to 2010', Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London
Opinion Pieces
- Grimm, Sven / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2025)
Heftige Kritik an Großmächten: Neue Kommission soll retten, was Putin und Co. mit Füßen treten
published on Frankfurter Rundschau, 27.06.2025 - Grimm, Sven / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2025)
Science as early casualty in the authoritarian turn
published on blogs.idos-research.de, 21.03.2025 - Grimm, Sven (2024)
Election year 2024 – South Africa rocks its political realities
published on blogs.idos-research.de, 03.06.2024 - Grimm, Sven (2024)
German development policy – between global needs and national debates
published on developmentresearch.eu, 02.04.2024 (European Development Policy Outlook Series) - Grimm, Sven (2023)
The BRICS bang! Signals from BRICS enlargement to South, West and North
published on blogs.idos-research.de, 25.08.2023 - Grimm, Sven (2022)
"Zeitenwende": The heat is on!
published on blogs.idos-research.de, 13.07.2022 - Berger, Axel / Sven Grimm (2021)
Promoting a green and just recovery - leveraging the potential of G20 and G7 cooperation
published on blogs.die-gdi.de, 27.10.2021 - Grimm, Sven / Wulf Reiners (2021)
Who should the next federal government co-operate with on sustainability?
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), The Current Column of 10 June 2021 - Eberz, Isabelle / Ditebogo Modiegi Morare / Sven Grimm (2021)
Knowledge cooperation between Africa and Europe: the power of engagement and changing perspectives
published on blogs.die-gdi.de 20 May 2021 - Reiners, Wulf / Sven Grimm (2020)
The European Green Deal must turn global
German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), The Current Column of 14 December 2020 - Grimm, Sven (2020)
Pandemic: crystallising the need and challenges for policy advice
published on blogs.die-gdi.de 22. April 2020 - Grimm, Sven / Wulf Reiners / Benjamin Stewart (2020)
How the EU and rising powers can shape their future sustainably
German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), The Current Column of 6 April 2020 - Grimm, Sven / Silke Weinlich (2020)
Multilateralism without future - or the future of multilateralism?
published on blogs.die-gdi.de 8. Januar 2020 - Berger, Axel / Andrew Cooper / Sven Grimm (2020)
After one decade of G20 summitry: what future of global club governance in turbulent times?
published on blogs.die-gdi.de 23. Januar 2020 - Grimm, Sven / Regine Mehl (2020)
Partnership in the field of global knowledge cooperation is not a one-way street
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), The Current Column of 3 February 2020 - Grimm, Sven (2019)
South Africa’s global significance is fading
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), (The Current Column of 29 April 2019) - Grimm, Sven / Axel Berger (2019)
The year ahead in 2019: think local when acting globally
published on International Development Blog, 09.01.2019 - Berger, Axel / Sven Grimm / Matthew Oxenford / Stephen Pickford / Ye Yu (2018)
The G20 @ 10 conference: assessing the benefits, limitations and the future of global club governance in turbulent times
published on blogs.die-gdi.de 19. November 2018 - Berger, Axel / Sven Grimm (2018)
T20 - cooperation to overcome the challenges to multilateralism?
published on blogs.die-gdi.de 19. September 2018 - Berger, Axel / Sven Grimm (2018)
The G20 after the Buenos Aires Summit: it's still relevant!
published on blogs.die-gdi.de 5. Dezember 2018 - Fues, Thomas / Sven Grimm (2017)
Southern powers begin shaping sustainability standards
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column, 23 Oktober 2017) - Grimm, Sven (2017)
Rising Powers: Germany needs to deepen its engagement!
Published on: International Development Blog, 17 February 2017 - Grimm, Sven (2016)
Do rising powers still deserve their name?
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 31 October 2016) - Grimm, Sven / Alexandra Rudolph (2016)
South-South co-operation: Words, just words?!
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 1 August 2016) - Grimm, Sven / Christine Hackenesch (2015)
China and Africa: the new normal
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 30 November 2015) - Grimm, Sven (2015)
A new Silk Road – China’s soft power
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 9 November 2015) - Grimm, Sven (2015)
Are we dreamers in the world of international cooperation?
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 19 October 2015) - Grimm, Sven (2006)
Die Qualität der Regierungsführung und eine Internationale Reformpartnerschaft mit Afrika - unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des G8-Prozesses
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - Grimm, Sven (2006)
Governance and democracy: European community aid and practice - Mozambique
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - Grimm, Sven / Lauren Phillips (2006)
Lead, follow or get out of the way? The European Union and impending Bretton woods reform
in: Opinions 67, London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI) - Grimm, Sven / Adele Harmer (2005)
Diversity in Donorship: the changing landscape of official humanitarian aid
HPG background paper for an ODI study on the growing diversity of official donors in international humanitarian action, London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI) - Grimm, Sven (2005)
Germany's engagement with multilateral donor agencies: background study for the UK National Audit Office on the relationship of other donor organisations with multilaterals
London/Bonn: ODI - Grimm, Sven / Debbie Warrener (2005)
Relationships of other donor organisations with multilaterals: synthesis report
Background paper for the UK National Audit Office, London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI) - Grimm, Sven / ECDPM / ICEI (2005)
Assessment of the EC development policy: DPS study report; final report
Brussels: ECDPM / ICEI / ODI - Anderson, Edward / Sven Grimm / Carlos Montes (2004)
Poverty focus in EU support to middle-income countries
London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI) - Grimm, Sven (2004)
Human security: placing development at the heart of EU's external relations
Briefing document for Dóchas Irish EU Presidency Project - Grimm, Sven (2004)
International development and foreign policy
Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London (ODI Briefing Papers on 'European Development Cooperation to 2010') - Grimm, Sven (2004)
The institutional architectur
ODI Briefing Papers on ,European Development Cooperation to 2010', London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI) - Grimm, Sven (2002)
Afrika und Europa: asymetrische Beziehungen im Wandel
Lehrmaterial für die Fernuniv. Hagen - Grimm, Sven (2000)
Senegal. Sozio-kulturelle Länderkurzanalyse
im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ), Hamburg
Projects
- Managing Global Governance (MGG)
- Research Network “Sustainable Global Supply Chains”
- Shaping Futures: African-European Network on Development and Sustainability
- Sustainable digitalization in the Brazilian public sector
- Alumni Spring School
- Global Sustainable Development Report - Scientific contributions and outreach activities
- The European Union at the Crossroads of Global Order (EUCROSS)
- Transformative Potential of Civil Society Networks on Regional Governance in the SADC Region
- Research and Policy-Making: academic policy advice in South Africa
- New Actors in International Development
- European Development Cooperation to 2020 (EDC 2020)
- European Policy for Global Development
- African Governance and Donor Policy to Foster Governance
- The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) as a tool to improve governance – How does it unfold at country level and how to engage with it
- The Paris Declaration: evaluation of the implementation of the Paris Declaration; case study of Germany
- Transparenz staatlichen Handelns in Subsahara-Afrika
- Development Cooperation with Sub-Saharan Africa
- EU-Afrikastrategie
- EU Governance Support for Mozambique